how remove file

Question

by mistake i created the file like " ; "

i tried to remove this file using the below syntax ,

rm -f ;

but file still not deleted,

what i do now

Answer 1

You have to quote the name:

rm -f ';'

Answer 2

Probably the same way you made it:

rm ';'

Answer 3

For bash shell you can use the following

rm -f \;

Answer 4

Everyone's answers will work to remove the file. The reason you could not delete it is because using a semicolon in the terminal generally signifies the end of the command.

Another trick for files like this is to delete by inode number. You can find the inode number next to your file by running:

ls -il

Now use the inode number in this syntax:

find . -inum 123456 -delete

Replace 123456 with the appropriate inode number.

Answer 5

This should work with nearly every weird name:

rm -- ';'